Asus WS X299 SAGE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus WS X299 SAGE (all builds)
Memory	88.3 GB free of 96 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190411
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 05:03
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9980XE-$1,097 2,201 User benchmarks, average bench 83% LGA 2066 R4, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 267 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 1,057 95% 801 Pts	64-Core 3,318 205% 3,318 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB 1,387 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 190 182 179 179 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 334 Write 237 Mixed 290 SusWrite 185 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 20.4 4K Mixed 23.8 82% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 72.4 DQ Mixed 104 83% 119 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 66%
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 192GB free Firmware: 0C4005T2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 688 717 708 720 691 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,135 Write 710 Mixed 516 SusWrite 708 171% 767 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 46.4 168% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 114 126% 210 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 159%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 225GB free Firmware: 8EV101H0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 942 959 959 955 957 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 746 Write 972 Mixed 614 SusWrite 939 185% 818 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 57.5 270% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,394 DQ Write 937 DQ Mixed 990 786% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 230%
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 306GB free Firmware: RG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 222 210 211 212 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 450 Write 296 Mixed 337 SusWrite 215 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 24.1 4K Mixed 26.6 92% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 94.8 DQ Mixed 114 97% 146 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX KHX3200C16D4/8GX KHX3200C16D4/16GX 96GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.2% Poor	MC Read 7.3 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 6.9 24% 8.57 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 7.1 27% 9.37 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 146%

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Typical WS X299 SAGE Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 132%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 166%

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Motherboard: Asus WS X299 SAGE

CPU
Core i9-10980XEIntel $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples	35x
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples	33x
Core i9-7920XIntel $250Bench 82%, 5,430 samples	21x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	44x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	17x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	24x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $320Bench 327%, 38,669 samples	21x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	16x

RAM
CMW64GX4M4C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 87%, 461 samples	8x
9905701-017.A00G 2x16GBKingstonBench 84%, 297 samples	8x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	7x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16